Continuation of tree (2nd child of St. Cosme Pitre/Edesse Miron); all known surname descendants:
7 Jean Baptiste Pitre b: 24 October 1848 Assumption, Windsor, Sandwich, Essex, ONT; d: 7 April 1923 Hotel Dieu, Sandwich East, Essex North, ONT
+Marguerite Lesperance b: 2 March 1848 Sandwich East, Essex, ONT; m: 10 January 1876 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Essex, ONT [Francois/Marguerite Miron]; d: 29 January 1922 Tecumseh, Sandwich East, Essex, ONT
8 James Edouard Pitre b: 10 November 1876 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Sandwich, Essex, ONT; d: 6 December 1967 Tecumseh, Essex, ONT
+ Marie Louise Tremblay b: 14 September 1887 St. Alphonse, Bagotville, Chicoutimi, Quebec; m: 7 November 1918 St. Anselme, Montreal, QUE [Ernest/Eugenie Desbiens]; d: 6 December 1956 Tecumseh, Essex, ONT
8 Marie Elizabeth Pitre b: 23 February 1878 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Sandwich, Essex, ONT; d: 20 December 1964 Tecumseh, Essex, ONT
8 Agnes Cleopha Pitre b: 26 April 1879 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Sandwich, Essex, ONT; d: 26 August 1955 Trenton, Wayne, MI
+ Israel Clarence Baron b: 9 March 1884 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 2 October 1906 St. Alphonse, Windsor, Essex, ONT [Benjamin/Marie Montreuil]; d: 22 December 1959 Wyandotte, Wayne, MI
8 Alfred Napoleon 'Raphael' Pitre b: 10 December 1880 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Sandwich, Essex, ONT; d: 30 September 1958 Tecumseh, Essex, ONT
8 Francois Oliva Pitre b: 8 April 1882 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Sandwich, Essex, ONT; d: 19 May 1883 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Sandwich, Essex, ONT
8 Julie Melina 'Minnie' Pitre b: 13 October 1883 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Sandwich, Essex, ONT; d: 16 November 1962 Tecumseh, Sandwich East, Essex, ONT
8 Henry Alexandre Pitre b: 6 December 1885 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Sandwich, Essex, ONT; d: 2 November 1939 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Essex, ONT
+Elizabeth --- m: Bet. 1931-1935
Notes for Jean Baptiste Pitre:
Census
- 1881 Sandwich, Essex, Ontario: John B. Pitre 33
(farmer), wife Marguerite 33, Edward 4, Elizabeth 3, Agnese 3, Raphael 4 months.
- 1891 Sandwich East, Essex North, ONT: Jean B. Pitre 43 (carpenter), wife
Marguerite 43, Edward 14, Elisabeth 13, Agnes 12, Raphael 10, Julie 7, Honore 5.
- 1901 Tecumseh, Sandwich, Essex, ONT: Baptiste Pitre 52, wife Marguerite
53, Aggie 22, Raphael 20, Minnie 17, Harry 15. In Maidstone, Lizzie Peters
22 (servant), w/family of Philip May.
- 1911 Sandwich East, Essex North, ONT: Jean Baptiste Pitre 62, wife
Margaret 63, Lizzie 31, Ralph 28, Minnie 25, Harry 25.
- 1921 Tecumseh, Sandwich East, Essex North, ONT: Jean Baptiste Pitre 72 carpenter/odd jobs, wife Marguerite 73, Lizzie 40 laborer, Ralph 38 (no job/sickly), Minnie 30, Harry 29 laborer (St. Ann Parish).
- 1931 Tecumseh, Essex East, ONT: Liza Pitre 52 forelady/drug mfg., brother Relph 49 painter/house, sister Minnie 47, brother Harry 44 florist, aunt Elise 69 own income (318 Tecumseh Rd.).
Tombstone Memorial:
Ste Anne Cemetery, Tecumseh, ONT: Jean Baptiste Pitre / 1848 - 1923 / Marguerite / son epouse / 1848 - 1922
Misc.:
- The Windsor Star (Ont), Friday, 4 April 1902: Tecumseh – Miss Aggie Pitre has gone to Kingsville, where she has secured a position in the tobacco factory.
- The Windsor Star (Ont), Wednesday, 11 June 1902: Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Smith and niece Miss Minnie Pitre, left today on the steamer Ossifrage for a two weeks trip to the Soo.
Obituaries for the children:
James Edouard Pitre: The Windsor Star (Windsor, ON), Thursday, 7 December 1967: Pitre - Edward, 92 years, December 6, 1967, late of 12340 Renaud St., Tecumseh. Husband of the late Maria (1955). Dear father of Mrs. Jules (Cecile) Level, St. Clair Shores, Mich. Two grandchildren, three great-grandchildren. Resting at the Marcotte Funeral Home, 12105 Tecumseh Rd., Tecumseh. Funeral Saturday at 10:30 a.m. to St. Anne Church at 11:00 a.m. Interment St. Anne Cemetery. Prayers evenings at 8:00 o'clock.
Tombstone Inscription: Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, ONT: Edward Pitre / 1875 - 1967 / Father // Marie Pitre / 1887 - 1956 / Mother
Marie Elizabeth Pitre: The Windsor Star (Windsor, ON), Monday, 21 December 1964: Pitre - Elizabeth, 86 years, December 20, 1964. Late of 1226 Lesperence Rd., Tecumseh. Brother of Edward. Aunt of Mrs. Jules Level, St. Clair Shores, Mich. Resting at the Marcotte Funeral Home, 12105 Tecumseh Rd., Tecumseh. Funeral Wednesday, 9 a.m., to St. Anne's Church at 9:30. Interment church Cemetery. Prayers, evenings 8 p.m.
Tombstone Memorial, Ste Anne Cemetery, Tecumseh, ONT: Elizabeth / Pitre / 1878 - 1964
Alfred Napoleon 'Raphael' Pitre: The Windsor Star (Ont), Thursday, 2 October 1958: A resident of Tecumseh all his life, Ralph Pitre, 77, of 12030 Tecumseh Rd., died Tuesday at Hotel Dieu after a month's illness. Mr. Pitre was born in Tecumseh, and was a member of St. Anne's Church, the Holy Name Society and the Canadian Order of Foresters. He is survived by two sisters, Lizzie and Minnie at home; and a brother, Edward, in Tecumseh. Funeral services will be held Saturday from the Marcotte Funeral Home, 12105 Tecumseh Rd., Tecumseh at 8:30 a.m. to St. Anne's Church at 9 a.m. Burial will be at the church cemetery.
Tombstone Memorial, Ste Anne Cemetery, Tecumseh, ONT: Ralph Pitre / died 1958 / aged 77 yrs.
Julie Melina 'Minnie' Pitre: The Windsor Star (Windsor, ON), Saturday, 17 November 1962: Minnie Pitre, 78, of 12226 Lesperance Rd., Tecumseh, died Friday after a brief illness. She was born in Tecumseh and lived in the town all her life. Miss Pitre was a member of the Catholic Women's League of Ste. Anne's Church in Tecumseh. Surviving are a brother, Edward, and a sister, Elizabeth, both at home. Funeral service will be Monday at 9 a.m. at Marcotte Funeral Home, Tecumseh, to Ste. Anne's Church for 9:30 requiem mass.
Tombstone Memorial, Ste Anne Cemetery, Tecumseh, ONT: Minnie / Pitre / 1884 - 1962
Henry Alexandre Pitre: The Windsor Star (Ont), Friday, 3 November 1939: Contractor Passes Away - Harry Pitre was lifelong resident of Tecumseh; Ill long time: Harry Pitre, 52, of 318 Tecumseh road west, Tecumseh, died last night in Hotel Dieu Hospital, following a lengthy illness. Mr. Pitre was born in Tecumseh and lived there all his life. He was a carpenter and contractor. He was a member of Ste. Anne's Roman Catholic Church, Tecumseh. Surviving are two brothers, Edward and Ralph Pitre, Tecumseh; and three sisters, Mrs. Israel Barron, Wyandotte, Mich.; and Miss Elizabeth and Miss Minnie Pitre, Tecumseh. Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock in the home, and at Ste. Anne's Church, Tecumseh, at 9:30 o'clock. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Prayers will be said tonight, Saturday and Sunday nights at 8 o'clock at the home.
Tombstone Memorial, Ste Anne Cemetery, Tecumseh, ONT: Harry Pitre / died 1939 / aged 51 yrs.
Back one generation to parents of Jean Baptiste Pitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Some Ontario deaths in RED from tombstone inscriptions, or online death records.
Last updated: 28 June 2023.